I Met This Girl

I met this girl today
her hair was pulled back into a bun,
held together by a pretty hair clip,
her eyes were a soft brown, so kind yet,
I could see pain and sadness,
her smile was so warm and friendly,
it made me feel like I had been her friend for years,
even though we had just met,
she gazed out the window,
her face seemed to radiate in the sun light,
she seemed so happy,
yet her past so rough...
how could she smile?
It seemed she was undaunted by the memories
"I love summer she said, it's so green and warm"
I couldn't help but smile, it was contagious,
we continued to talk,a few awkward silences,
though they were overcome by more conversation,
she asked about him, which I knew would cause sadness,
yet she was still smiling,
we talked some more and for some reason a sadness built up inside,
I know their story, I know how it ended,
but seeing her now made me tremble,
made me feel weak and feeble inside,
I could feel the tears building,
yet I suppressed them,
I knew she was still skeptical about me,
why would his present talk to his past without ever having met her,
[I don't know I just felt a connection I guess],
I felt like I had known her before, maybe in another life,
her stop was soon, and we slowly ended our conversation,
"maybe coffee some time?" I said as she walked towards the door,
"yea that sounds OK to me"
and she stepped off the bus, smiled and waved,
as the door closed and the bus drove away,
I do not know if we will ever meet again, perhaps,
since it seems like we are so similar,
who know what the future holds,
but today I met this girl. . .


~ Morgan.E.H ~
©2008